The Gay Agenda 2013 is an indispensable guide for those who want to achieve full legal equality as promised in the United States Constitution.
This is the 2013 edition of the popular series, the Gay Agenda.
It includes all up to date information about how to achieve legal
equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. It explains
why 2013, like 2012, will be another watershed year for LGBT equality
and is the indispensable guidebook for
what to do in 2013 for
equality:
- What should each of us do before June 2013?
- What do we need to do immediately after?
- Which states are primed for great advances in 2013? What's the main question we need to ask in these states?
- What should we do in the other thirty states?
- What should we ask the president to do in 2013?
- What about Congress, what can we achieve in 2013?
This book is updated yearly and it is divided into four parts:
Part I describes what LGBT means and the arguments used to deny us equal treatment under the law. It presents all counter-arguments you need to discuss equality with family, friends, coworkers, and elected officials.
Part II describes the gay agenda in detail, including the goals to be achieved. Most organizations talk about issues, this book talks about goals.
Part III describes the different paths available to achieve equality.
Part IV is a call to action. It discusses what you can do in 2013 to achieve legal equality for the LGBT community.
Finally, the epilogue describes the ultimate goal—beyond legal equality.
THIS BOOK IS COMPREHENSIVE, AN EASY READ, AND DIRECTED TO A WIDE AUDIENCE
The book has three main characteristics:
- Very comprehensive guide to LGBT equality
- Very easy to read (260 pages divided into 63 very-focused chapters)
- Directed to a wide audience: activists, LGBT people, allies, and people who can be swayed by the arguments about freedom of religion, family values, etc in Part I of the book
READERS’ COMMENTS
“WOW - what a huge addition (both in terms of amount of work you did and in terms of usefulness). It's a great roadmap for people to use.”
“As your previous book, well done and important to help stimulate action, empower the activists, and help focus on reality without destroying visions of the future.”
“You have certainly tackled a HUGE and BROAD topic and done a marvelous job.”
“It is a compendium/combination of all of the following: an Op Ed, a manual, encyclopedia article, memoir, pep talk.”
“The book will be a wonderful resource to anyone who cares about achieving full equality.”
“It may be the first book that tells the unvarnished truth!”
“It is definitely an easy read since the chapters are only two or three pages long!”
“I'm impressed.”
“Such a terrific project, book, contribution!!!!”
IS THIS BOOK FOR YOU?
- If you have read the 2012 edition of The Gay Agenda, read Part IV
in detail since it is completely new and describes the actions to take
in 2013.
- If you are seeking to understand the most important social issue of our generation, this book is for you (especially Part I and the epilogue).
- If you are a parent or grandparent interested in family values and protecting your children, this book is for you (especially Parts I, II, and the epilogue).
- If you are a policy maker, independently of party affiliation, who wants to write laws that are fair, this book is for you (read it all).
- If you are a religious person interested in preserving your freedom of religion, this book is for you (especially Part I and the epilogue).
- If your sexual orientation or gender identity or expression does not fit that of the majority, this book is for you. You may know some of the information presented, but you will gain insights and inspiration for fighting for equal treatment under the law (so read it all and take action).
- If you are a believer in equality, this book is for you. You may know some of the book’s content, but read it all and take action.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Juan Ahonen-Jover, Ph.D, is an entrepreneur who did well and is now doing good. He is the creator and cofounder of eQualityGiving, ActOnPrinciples, eQualityThinking, and Loving Everywhere, and the convener of the Omnibus Bill and the Dallas Principles—all focused on the fundamental principle that everyone should be treated equally under the law.
Juan was awarded a Fulbright fellowship and was educated at Stanford
University in supercomputers and business. He has four advanced degrees
and is fluent in four languages. He co-authored a book on computers and
is an innovator in election protection.
Juan enjoys speaking engagements from time to time. Contact him below.
CONTACT THE AUTHOR
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
What We Accomplished in 2012
Part I: Who Are These LGBT People?
1. Who Are These Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) People?
2. A Day in the Life of a Family
3. A Bad Day in the Life of a Family
4. Your Family’s Values
5. Defining Family
6. It’s Unnatural!
7. You Are Sick!
8. The Bible Says So
9. Your Freedom of Religion
10. Is Homosexuality a Choice?
11. Let Me Straighten You
12. Don’t Flaunt It!
13. Understand, Accept, and Respect
14. It’s About Freedom; It’s About Being Better People
15. Summary: Who Are These LGBT People?
Part II: Why A Gay Agenda?
16. Special Rights
17. If I Am Not Gay, Why Should I Care about Gay Rights?
18. Barney Frank’s Radical Homosexual Agenda
19. Thinking Bigger
20. Q: What’s the Gay Agenda?
21. It’s Not Rocket Science
22. Equality Goal: Nondiscrimination
23. Equality Goal: Marriage Equality
24. Equality Goal: Protecting Youth
25. Equality Goal: Same-Gender Parenting
26. Equality Goal: Freedom of Gender
27. Equality Goal: Serving in the Military
28. Equality Goal: Hate-Crimes Legislation
29. Keeping Score
30. Equal Once and For All
31. What Happened in Dallas?
32. A Movement for All
33. Summary: Equal under the Law
Part III: Different Paths?
34. Three Main Paths
35. Path #1: The Courts
36. Activist Judges
37. Path #2: The Legislatures
38. Endorsing Candidates for Elected Office
39. Counting the Votes
40. Counting the Money
41. From Endorsements to Legislation: Act on Principles
42. Path #3: Popular Vote
43. Winning Hearts and Minds
44. Equal Rights and Businesses
45. Building Coalitions
46. Summary: The Paths to Equality
Part IV: What You Can Do In 2013
47. It Will Happen Anyway
48. The Time Is Now
49. Acting Differently
50. They Were Wrong
51. Insiders and Outsiders
52. Politics As the Art of the Possible
53. More Republicans Are In
54. Supreme Court Decisions
55. Loving Everywhere
56. Make Me Do It
57. Make the President Do It
58. Make Congress Do It
59. Reaching 100 Percent in the States
60. The Other Thirty States
61. How Much Is Equality Worth to You?
62. Strategic and Creative Donors
63. Your Turn: Supporting Organizations
64. Ten Actions You Can Take Now
65. Your Turn, Your Way
66. My Turn, My Way
67. Summary All In
A Respectful Message for You
Epilogue: The Ultimate Goal
Thank You!
About the Author
Appendix 1: Notable LGBT People
Appendix 2: The Dallas Principles
Appendix 3: Good Companies
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